Jamaica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. With 2.8 million people, Jamaica is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas (after the United States and Canada), and the fourth most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston is the country's capital and largest city, with a population of 937,700.

25/01/2022 · The abolition of slavery in 1834 freed a quarter million slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamaica gradually increased its independence from Britain. In 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica withdrew from the Federation in 1961 and gained full independence in 1962.

01/01/2021 · Jamaican passport citizens can visit 60 North American countries visa free without a visa. These countries include Cuba, Haiti, Bahamas and Dominican Republic. Find best countries to travel on visa free. See a visual map of visa requirements on the world map. Jamaica is part of Caribbean, North America.

It has an overland border with South America continent, which runs along the state boundary between Panama and Colombia. In total, in North America, there are 23 officially recognized independent states. The largest of them is Canada, followed by also rather big the United States. These two giants together occupy more than 79% of the whole continent area.

Jamaica is in the West Indies, which is an archipelago of islands between southeast United States and northern South America. The island is in the Northern and Western Hemispheres, located at latitude 17 degrees North (approximately), and between longitude 77 and 79 degrees West. It is surrounded by the Caribbean sea.

Jamaica is located about half-way between North and South America, which is why you’ll get mostly puzzled looks if you ask people about the island nation’s continental association. When it comes to geography, most experts consider Jamaica to be a North American territory. Jamaica lies on a latitude that is about two degrees south of Mexico.

14/09/2021 · There are plenty of safe places to stay in Jamaica, most of which are all-inclusive resorts and hotels with hotel security in place. Kingston at night, along with most parts of Montego Bay and Spanish Town, is a no-go. Despite Kingston being one of the most famous places in Jamaica, it is also one of the most dangerous.